Results 161-180 of 311 for speaker:Mary Wallace in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (18 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: General labelling is currently governed by Directive 2000/13/EC, which makes compulsory the indication of particulars of the place of origin or provenance only where failure to give such particulars might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true origin or provenance of the foodstuff. Under Article 18 of the Directive, national provisions can only be justified on grounds of...

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (13 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: My Department established the independent Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body to monitor the implementation of, and adherence to, the codes on alcohol advertising by advertisers and media owners. To date, the two annual reports prepared by the body found that there was general compliance with the codes. In order to bring the views of a broader constituent of stakeholders on the...

Written Answers — Sports Sponsorship: Sports Sponsorship (13 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: My Department is consulting other relevant Government Departments to find the most suitable means of progressing this issue. My Department will seek to ensure that relevant stakeholders, including those representing children and young people, will have an opportunity to set out their views and concerns.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Tobacco Products: Tobacco Products (12 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: Since the introduction of the Tobacco Products (Control of Advertising, Sponsorship, and Sales Promotion) Act, 1978 Ireland has operated a "floor" price mechanism, and cigarette companies cannot sell below these prices. The primary purpose of this measure is to prevent the use of price as a sales promotional device by setting price levels below which brands may not be sold. Cigarette pricing...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (11 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: My Department is developing proposals on the labelling of all alcohol containers advising of the risks of consuming alcohol during pregnancy. The labelling of foodstuffs, including alcohol products, is subject to European regulation and scrutiny so the proposals will have to take this into account.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 to 233, inclusive, together. The Deputy's questions relate to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these matters...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (29 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: Responsibility for the enforcement of labelling and traceability legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and its official agents, which include the Health Service Executive, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Local Authorities and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland conducted an audit to determine...

Written Answers — Sale of Tobacco Products: Sale of Tobacco Products (23 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: From 1/7/2009 some key provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 and 2004 are to be commenced, including a ban on all point of sale advertising and a requirement that tobacco products are dispensed from a closed container out of view of the customer. It is anticipated that, in most retail outlets, what will be required of retailers to meet the requirements of the legislation are...

Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (21 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. This includes the development and ongoing implementation of health promotion campaigns. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to...

Written Answers — Health Care Funding: Health Care Funding (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Abuse (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: An Implementation Group was established by my Department in November 2006 in order to monitor and report the progress on the implementation of the 29 actions identified in the Report "Working Together to Reduce the Harms caused by Alcohol Misuse". The Report of the Implementation Group will outline the progress made to date on the actions identified, which fall across a range of sectors, and...

Written Answers — Obesity Strategy: Obesity Strategy (9 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: Implementation of the report of the National Taskforce on Obesity is ongoing. A range of initiatives are being taken by various Government Departments and Agencies. These include the following: my Department and the Department of Education and Science are developing healthy eating guidelines for schools. Guidelines for preschools and primary schools are already developed and appropriate...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Oct 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.